Netherlands thumping Spain 5-1 seems like a season ago. We’ve had 24 different World Cup-match days since then, during which time most of us have watched close to a season’s worth of football. The dethroning of Spain, in such dramatic fashion, was an early portent of what we were in store for. Brazil’s humiliation at the hands of Germany provided one of the most memorable football events of our times.
While everyone seems to have nominated the competition as the best ever, the football has been of variable quality. Lots of strong football countries failed to show, including Spain, Italy and England. Africa promised early on, then fell. Russia gave no indication they were on-schedule to give the performance of a lifetime when they host the tournament in four years.
Brazil reached the semi-finals but this will surely be known as one of the worst Brazilian teams ever. Argentina have reached their first final in 24 years ago, but I can’t figure out how they made it. Performances against Bosnia, Iran, Nigeria, Switzerland, Belgium and then Netherlands never convinced we were watching eventual winners. The best they have achieved, so far, is a single goal victory.
Belgium’s golden generation were a mere shadow of their less-fancied Dutch neighbours, who under-promised and over-delivered, again. Germany are the team who deserve to take the trophy, and although Lionel Messi finds himself in a World Cup Final this evening, on the basis of what we’ve seen over the last four weeks, he’s no Diego Maradona.
Enjoy the final, the real stuff starts in two days.
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Starry an Tictae Ah’ll hawd the coats guys
6th augustiner and I make no excuse for it.
Streets of Rosenheim deserted.
Give us extra time please….
Doc – who?! ;-)
Glad to see you had a good time in Germany with that nutter!
T4
T4, and I’ll do it again given half the chance, he is a bit mental though:-)
Zabaleta what a player..
Come on Argentinaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Extra time…and more Mount Gay for me!
T4
ET (phone home you’ll be late back)
First half very good….second half was poor
Game fizzled out as the Argies retreated in the last 20 mins to avoid conceding
Wife away to her bed….best of her comments this World Cup……..”‘who are you watchin”….’Brazil’…..’Brazil…..Have they ever won it before’?
….Did you see that?…..what?…..the goalkeeper, he kicked the ball out and it went all the way thru to the other goalkeeper, has that ever happened before?’
Still don’t know who I want to win.Hope it’s not penalties or some player making an a@#e of it.
I bet Argentina to win in extra time before the game started 11/2,still in with a chance.
PFayr,
Have to agree. Shame really.
Best part of the second half was the picture of Christ the Redeemer lightening the darkness.
Very negative Argentina.
They are hoping for a piece of Messi magic to steal it.
I think a mistake in extra time will lose someone the game.
Game has picked up again.
Boeteng what a player…
PF – how was the Ayrshire sesh yesterday?!
T4
SP
Zaba Mascha Leo. Worthy World Cup Winners. Think Aguero is the man to win it!
oldtim67
How has your birthday been ? Hope you have had a great day .
What about that Argentinian goalkeeper …. Superb
Messi totally running on empty
parkheadcumsalford
https://twitter.com/Emeks18/status/488428085134782465
FourGreenFields.
Quiet. Never even had a drink.
Mibbies he is on empty, who would bet against him dropping a shoulder and curling one intae the tap coarnur.
FFS…I was counting the money…
oldtim67
Was in BV this afternoon for a few drinks with the wife , when are you coming back into BV for a wee drink ?
Four Green Fields,
Some picture, eh. Thae Kaffliks have a loat to answer for.
FGF, stunning image, beautiful.
Hope so, I have a deuce on the argies to lift it
Oldtim67
Very happy Birthday, missed that earlier.
Messi and Augeuro, not moving anywhere like 100% fit ?
parkheadcumsalford
doc
Beautiful picture bhoys , I blame Catholic schools :-)
Schweiny gets his back, he can’t complain…
Shame it’s been hijacked by the Luiz style pentetecostals, people who have turned their back on the Eucharist and the poor
T4
Very good
Market Inn is a good boozer ….a good shift 2-10 …so home at a decent hour and reasonably fresh today
Despite downing copious amounts of Stella
Too many players look exhausted. Would be tragic if the game was won through tiredness.
Is that the German supporters in the green striped jerseys?
Mascherano sweating blood for his country again.
Anthony Stokes with a pony tail?